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have affected more than members of the u.s. since 2003. it has a high rate and very few side effects. fda has yet to review the cream and additional research is in the works in latin america. news of a different type in afghanistan. ♪ these children were living on the streets of their country broughty were afghanistan's music institute instrumentso the band by the taliban. many of their teachers are american music instructors that to help them. earlier they practiced at the music center with the youth orchestra and they have their american debut happening right now, tonight, at the kennedy center. we wish them the best. justbig storm is coming, not for us. england, upstate new jersey york city are going to get hit hard. let's get into it. we will start with a time lapse of the cloud cover. this kind of a -- just kind of a damp day. the high so far has been 38. 41 and 42 the high and low. technically, we are below average for the day. record high set five years at 64 degrees. by monday we might be in the 50's. some changes coming. skies a
have affected more than members of the u.s. since 2003. it has a high rate and very few side effects. fda has yet to review the cream and additional research is in the works in latin america. news of a different type in afghanistan. ♪ these children were living on the streets of their country broughty were afghanistan's music institute instrumentso the band by the taliban. many of their teachers are american music instructors that to help them. earlier they practiced at the music center with...
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the obama administration has approved the killing of u.s. citizens if they are known to pose an imminent threat to the country. >> lithium ion batteries are not necessarily safe for use on airplanes -- not necessarily unsafe but safeguards need to be in place. the board is looking into the possibility that battery should have to meet tougher testing standards. x a sunny and windy day to day. >> a nice surprise for an elementary schoolteacher in southwest washington today. a show of appreciation. miss simms is a third grade teacher and she had no idea she was going to be honored. she received this year's education award. she gets a $25,000 cash prize. >> my third grade students bring a smile to my face every day. >> if you are wondering what she will do with the money she is getting, she says she will pay all some bills and possibly purchase a harley-davidson. that will make her even more popular with her students. >> boston is under a blizzard watch right now. new england might get buried up there. let's get started with the time lapse, this
the obama administration has approved the killing of u.s. citizens if they are known to pose an imminent threat to the country. >> lithium ion batteries are not necessarily safe for use on airplanes -- not necessarily unsafe but safeguards need to be in place. the board is looking into the possibility that battery should have to meet tougher testing standards. x a sunny and windy day to day. >> a nice surprise for an elementary schoolteacher in southwest washington today. a show of...
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considering a run for u.s. senate seat in kentucky next year going up against republican leader mitch mcconnell. cofounded by g.o.p. strategist karl rove already running negative ads against her. during the last election she appeared in ads endorsing the president. also using clips where she says obama carries great and obama is doing a brilliant job. not exactly the kind of things that will help her in a state that voted overwhelmingly republican in the last election. she needs to get that straight if she is serious about running. that is my two cents more. coming up friday, got ready for something really, really exciting. a weekly segment focusing on top designers and trends in fashion and entertainment. this friday i will be sitting down with the fox business exclusive interview with supermodel and entrepreneur who will share some of the biggest secrets in fashion. you don't want to miss that. thank you for joining us, have a great night, we will see you back here tomorrow. lou: good evening, everybody. pres
considering a run for u.s. senate seat in kentucky next year going up against republican leader mitch mcconnell. cofounded by g.o.p. strategist karl rove already running negative ads against her. during the last election she appeared in ads endorsing the president. also using clips where she says obama carries great and obama is doing a brilliant job. not exactly the kind of things that will help her in a state that voted overwhelmingly republican in the last election. she needs to get that...
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i love the desert in the u.s. so here i am on this moon a desert with just brilliant colors of gray and shades of gray. that blackness of space. the thought occurred to me, how fortunate i am. nobody has ever been here on this spot on the moon before. those were the kinds of emotions and experiences i was going through. >> you were very cognizant that you have a long checklist of things to do. >> we probably 110% planned more than we could do. but we did that because if something failed and we had to abandon that, we had something else to do to take the time up. so we had very little time to sit and wonder about it. and think about where you were. you just experienced the duty of the moon -- the beauty of the moon and character and color. it was mostly covered with dust. very fine like powder. gray in color. everywhere we walked, we left footprints. we left tracks. see where never worried about getting lost on the moon. it is impossible. all you do is a u turn and fall your tracks back. >> those tracks are still t
i love the desert in the u.s. so here i am on this moon a desert with just brilliant colors of gray and shades of gray. that blackness of space. the thought occurred to me, how fortunate i am. nobody has ever been here on this spot on the moon before. those were the kinds of emotions and experiences i was going through. >> you were very cognizant that you have a long checklist of things to do. >> we probably 110% planned more than we could do. but we did that because if something...
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doctors say the discovery may help explain why the u.s. just had its worst year for whooping cough in six decades. whooping cough was common until a vaccine was introduced in the 1940s. >>> here's a question for you -- should workers jet get over-- get overtime pay for reading emails after hours. that's the focus of a federal lawsuit. a chicago police sergeant is suing claiming it owes him and fellow officers overtime pay for answering and replying to work-related issues on the company-issued blackberry. the suit claims police leaders forced their officers to respond to after-hour questions but told them not to file for overtime. if the officers win, they could get millions of dollars in back pay. >>> apple just reached a new milestone. its itunes store set a record with 25 billion songs sold. the song "monkey drums" by chase buck is the 25 billionth download. the lucky customer in germany won an itunes gift card worth more than $13,000. itunes store launched in 2003 and has 26 million songs in its catalog. i'm stauck on the smartphone sto
doctors say the discovery may help explain why the u.s. just had its worst year for whooping cough in six decades. whooping cough was common until a vaccine was introduced in the 1940s. >>> here's a question for you -- should workers jet get over-- get overtime pay for reading emails after hours. that's the focus of a federal lawsuit. a chicago police sergeant is suing claiming it owes him and fellow officers overtime pay for answering and replying to work-related issues on the...
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the cdc is saying the u.s. had nearly 42,000 cases of whooping cough last year with at least 18 fatalities, the most in six decades. >>> "early today" health is brought to you by vagisil, bring yourself back. >>> a very big deal up in the air is sure to get wall street's attention this morning. according to "the wall street journal," american airlines parent amr and us airways are hashing out the final details of a major merger. if that deal does get done, the new company would be the world's largest airline. >>> meanwhile, keep an eye on boeing, the ntsb will deliver an update on its dreamliner investigation in washington this morning. the planemaker says it's working on design changes to the light yumm ion batteries used in its 787 dreamliners in hopes of getting the grounded jets back this the air. on wednesday, federal regulators told being it could resume one test flight with a crew, but no pags engineers. >>> yahoo! took off in late news it struck an advertising deal with rival google. >>> home depot is h
the cdc is saying the u.s. had nearly 42,000 cases of whooping cough last year with at least 18 fatalities, the most in six decades. >>> "early today" health is brought to you by vagisil, bring yourself back. >>> a very big deal up in the air is sure to get wall street's attention this morning. according to "the wall street journal," american airlines parent amr and us airways are hashing out the final details of a major merger. if that deal does get done,...
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u.s. officials say radioactive waste is leaking from six under grow storage tanks in the state of washington. the tanks are about 8 kilometers from the columbia river. officials say there is no immediate threat to public health. the former nuclear weapons production complex is america's most contaminated nuclear sites. the u.s. is spending billions in an effort to manage thousands of tons of nuclear waste. in mali, at least 70 people were killed in clashes between rebels and soldiers. at least 13 troops were killed along with 65 rebels. the fighting raged in the northern part of the country near the algerian border. over the last month, the militants have been driven into the desert and mountains by french and african soldiers. france says it wants to start withdrawing its troops next month. are american troops leaving afghanistan at the end of 2014 or not? that dispute came up on friday. german and to the german defense minister told reporters at least 8000 u.s. soldiers will stay in afgh
u.s. officials say radioactive waste is leaking from six under grow storage tanks in the state of washington. the tanks are about 8 kilometers from the columbia river. officials say there is no immediate threat to public health. the former nuclear weapons production complex is america's most contaminated nuclear sites. the u.s. is spending billions in an effort to manage thousands of tons of nuclear waste. in mali, at least 70 people were killed in clashes between rebels and soldiers. at least...
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citizens suspected of working as u.s. terrorists. nbc's tracie potts is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. in his hearing, brennan strongly defended the use of drones but he distanced himself from questionable interrogation tactics used on terror suspects. >> truth, the full truth and nothing but the truth. >> reporter: it looks like john brennan is gaining the support of several lawmakers, on drone attacks and even americans. at least three killed so far. >> any american who did that should know well that they in fact are part of an enemy against us and that the united states will do everything possible to destroy that enemy to save american lives. >> reporter: drones are used against imminent threats, he said, not as payback. but some are still concerned if it's legal and asked what if the cia takes out the wrong person. >> we've got to see, any and all, of those legal opinions, the ones that the bipartisan group of senators asked for before the vote. >> would that individual please -- >> reporter: protests prompted lawmakers to clear th
citizens suspected of working as u.s. terrorists. nbc's tracie potts is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. in his hearing, brennan strongly defended the use of drones but he distanced himself from questionable interrogation tactics used on terror suspects. >> truth, the full truth and nothing but the truth. >> reporter: it looks like john brennan is gaining the support of several lawmakers, on drone attacks and even americans. at least three killed so...
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the u.s. postal service is ending saturday first-class mail delivery beginning in august. many customers saw this day coming. >> i think it's probably long overdue because they've been having so many budget issues. >> i've been doing everything online for a really long time so i don't think it's necessarily going impact my world. >> reporter: over the past six years the postal service lost $41 billion despite laying off 35% of its work force. >> it would be irresponsible for the postal service not to pursue this course. we are in a situation where we are obligated to make some tough choices and decisions. >> local post offices with saturday hours oochz will still be open and they'll continue to deliver express and priority mail as well as pack objeages o saturday. congress usually approves any big changes at the post office but the independent agency found a way to sidestep lawmakers and most americans believe it is the right move. polls show nearly seven in ten people support the switch to fi
the u.s. postal service is ending saturday first-class mail delivery beginning in august. many customers saw this day coming. >> i think it's probably long overdue because they've been having so many budget issues. >> i've been doing everything online for a really long time so i don't think it's necessarily going impact my world. >> reporter: over the past six years the postal service lost $41 billion despite laying off 35% of its work force. >> it would be irresponsible...
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u.s. state of nevada. drones come in various shapes, sizes and weights. they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent one in djibouti. u.s. drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked particularly in yemen, somalia, afghanistan, and notably pakistan where over 360 drone strikes over the nine years, 2004 to 2013, have killed over 3,000 people. this data is not classified. and not even secret. but it is troubling. so troubling that the u.n. has just decided to launch an investigation on the impacts of drone strikes on thousands of civilians. question. will the u.n. human rights council rule that drone use violates inter
u.s. state of nevada. drones come in various shapes, sizes and weights. they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent...
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the u.s. compound in benghazi, libya. this follows his dire warnings yesterday about the impact of dramatic budget cuts due to kick in next moth the so-called sequestration. panetta spelled out a list of cuts the pentagon will have to make, cuts he says will seriously undermine the military. susan mcginnis is in washington this morning. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the cuts are already happening. the pentagon is shrinking its presence in the persian gulf of aircraft carriers. it's par of that long list that secretary panetta released saying these cuts are going to have to happen in the coming weeks all because congress cannot agree on an alternative to the automatic budget cuts that are planning to kick in as well as a 2013 budget. the "uss truman" was scheduled to pull out of norfolk, virginia, tomorrow expected to head to the persian gulf but wednesday afternoon word came in the truman will stay in port to save money. >> playing the waiting game. it's not very nice not k
the u.s. compound in benghazi, libya. this follows his dire warnings yesterday about the impact of dramatic budget cuts due to kick in next moth the so-called sequestration. panetta spelled out a list of cuts the pentagon will have to make, cuts he says will seriously undermine the military. susan mcginnis is in washington this morning. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the cuts are already happening. the pentagon is shrinking its presence in the persian gulf of aircraft...
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got it >> rising tensions in asia, north korea threatened to quote settle accounts with the u.s. with a nuclear tip missile >> reporter: kim jongo novment you didn't. come on, now. somebody has a missile with a nuclear tip. come on. who is afraid of this guy? looks like he should be chasing pee wee herman for his bike. come on. >> it's believed the secretive regime has a nuclear arsenal of as many as 12 weapons. and powerful ones. >> jon: all right. 12 powerful nuclear weapons. how bad could that be? >> models show such a bomb could level an area roughly about the size of, say, lower manhattan. >> jon: say, lower manhattan? what, no. don't say. why do you have to say? just don't say. come on. 9/11, a flood and a hurricane. we've had enough disasters. don't use us as the hypothetical. when did lower manhattan become standard unit of destruction measurement? that's what i want to know. why has it got to be... ( cheers and applause ) that could very easily be my pizza delivery xeno. for god's sake can't we convert back to [bleep] rhode island? how many rhode islands are. two regiona
got it >> rising tensions in asia, north korea threatened to quote settle accounts with the u.s. with a nuclear tip missile >> reporter: kim jongo novment you didn't. come on, now. somebody has a missile with a nuclear tip. come on. who is afraid of this guy? looks like he should be chasing pee wee herman for his bike. come on. >> it's believed the secretive regime has a nuclear arsenal of as many as 12 weapons. and powerful ones. >> jon: all right. 12 powerful nuclear...
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u.s. embassy in ankara killing a turkish security guard and himself. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in ankara with that and developing news out of egypt tonight as well. richard, good evening. >> reporter: we are learning from turkish officials the bomber was a well known militant from a far left group and he served more than four years in a turkish prison, was involved in a hunger strike, and was eventually released from jail for medical reasons. he left the country and then returned from greece on a fake passport, but turkish officials don't know how long he's been in the country. they think he's been in ankara for the last ten days. this isn't the only situation u.s. officials are concerned about in the region. there is also egypt. u.s. officials are worried that ongoing clashes in egypt, including ones in front of the presidential palace, could be a signal that the egyptian government, led by president morsi of the muslim brotherhood is losing control of the streets
u.s. embassy in ankara killing a turkish security guard and himself. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in ankara with that and developing news out of egypt tonight as well. richard, good evening. >> reporter: we are learning from turkish officials the bomber was a well known militant from a far left group and he served more than four years in a turkish prison, was involved in a hunger strike, and was eventually released from jail for medical reasons. he left the country...
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>> so the u.s. government is not officially acknowledged this but unofficially i think there's based on the what's come out so far i don't think there's much doubt that it was a u.s. operation at this point. and again mike hayden is very careful not to say he knows this is a u.s. operation. will say that that, at that point, you know, somebody crossed the rubicon. that was a point where you avoid a cyber weapon that made, that had a kinetic effect that took out part of the nuclear processing facility. that's a very big deal and the word changed after that. >> rose: mike hayden has told me that the chinese spy on us more than any other country by far. >> sheer numbers that's probably true but again, you know, it's because they do both traditional spying and they do a vast vacuuming up of ideas from and research from corporations of just about every sort. it is a huge operation and a lot of data is being taken. there's a question, you know, it does raise some questions about how effectively that data
>> so the u.s. government is not officially acknowledged this but unofficially i think there's based on the what's come out so far i don't think there's much doubt that it was a u.s. operation at this point. and again mike hayden is very careful not to say he knows this is a u.s. operation. will say that that, at that point, you know, somebody crossed the rubicon. that was a point where you avoid a cyber weapon that made, that had a kinetic effect that took out part of the nuclear...
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for more on the sequestration and what it means for the u.s. military. i'm joined by deputy secretary of defense ashton carter. welcome, mr. secretary so let's just pick up with that comment from some republicans that this is exaggerated. >> well, for us in the defense department, unfortunately, it's not exaggerated. in fact, we don't want to take any of these steps. we certainly are trying to do it in the way that does the minimum damage to national security. we don't have a lot of flexibility, and we don't have a lot of time in that regard. sequester requires us to find $46 billion in the last half of the year, and then we have an additional problem with the lack of an appropriations bill, which is a particular problem for us. you put those two things together, and in some of accounts that fund training, for example, for army units, those accounts are 30% short over the year, and now we only have half the year in which to make up those savings. what that means is we're going to protect the wars in afghanistan-- we've got to nund them. we have to fund--
for more on the sequestration and what it means for the u.s. military. i'm joined by deputy secretary of defense ashton carter. welcome, mr. secretary so let's just pick up with that comment from some republicans that this is exaggerated. >> well, for us in the defense department, unfortunately, it's not exaggerated. in fact, we don't want to take any of these steps. we certainly are trying to do it in the way that does the minimum damage to national security. we don't have a lot of...
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eddie ray routh is facing capital murder charges in the shooting death of chris kyle, a u.s. sniper who starred in the reality series "stars earn stripes." kyle and a friend were gunned down at a north texas shooting range. >> in an interview with the "today" show last year, kyle said he had no regrets about his actions in combat. >> every person i killed, i have a clear conscience of because they were actively trying to harm americans, allies, or civilians. >> routh was a military veteran, but his motives are still unclear. he's being held on $3 million bond. >>> we are entering the seventh day of the hostage standoff in alabama. a 5-year-old boy is still being held in an underground bunker by jim lee dykes. police say dykes shot and killed a school bus driver last tuesday and abducted the child. police continue to negotiate with dykes who has received medicine for the boy and is believed to be making the boy as comfortable as possible. the funeral for the bus driver was held sunday. as hundreds turned out to pay tribute to charles poland who was hailed as a hero for protect
eddie ray routh is facing capital murder charges in the shooting death of chris kyle, a u.s. sniper who starred in the reality series "stars earn stripes." kyle and a friend were gunned down at a north texas shooting range. >> in an interview with the "today" show last year, kyle said he had no regrets about his actions in combat. >> every person i killed, i have a clear conscience of because they were actively trying to harm americans, allies, or civilians....
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the u.s. economy is actually growing at probably about a 2% rate. so if the full sequester goes in and stays in place for the full year between now and the end of the year, then it's essentially what mr. bernanke is saying growth will be 1.5% instead of 2%. i doubt very much that's the way it's going to pan out. eventually some kind of compromise will be worked out. but again the good news is that the u.s. consumers, u.s. businesses, are beginning to spend, are beginning to hire in the case of businesses, and that momentum seems to actually be picking up a little bit. so even in the worst case scenario we're not talking a recession. we're talking slower growth which isn't good... >> ifill: not good at a time when you're recovering. so when people look at this debate that's going on now, how do we look at it? do we look at it long-term, short term? do we look at the reality or the possibility? what is the greatest, most damaging part of this? >> well, i think the damaging part of it is, you kno
the u.s. economy is actually growing at probably about a 2% rate. so if the full sequester goes in and stays in place for the full year between now and the end of the year, then it's essentially what mr. bernanke is saying growth will be 1.5% instead of 2%. i doubt very much that's the way it's going to pan out. eventually some kind of compromise will be worked out. but again the good news is that the u.s. consumers, u.s. businesses, are beginning to spend, are beginning to hire in the case of...
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that includes u.s. citizens. he told the committee that the obama administration only uses drone strikes when there are no other options. >> i think there is a misimpression on the part of american people who believe we take strikes to punish terrorists for past transgressions. nothing could be further from the truth. we only take such actions as a last resort to save lives when there's no other alternative to taking an action that's going to mitigate that threat. >> pro esters interrupted the hearing several times much the head of the committee, dianne feinstein had capitol police clear the room of all spectators. that hearing later resumed with only senate staff members and reporters there. >>> today comedian stephen colbert will speak to democrats in leesburg, virginia. the talk show host will address the conference. he was invited to the retreat saying quote, we assume this is his attempt at bipartisanship. >> he sort of feigns republican. i think if he ran for office, he probably could win something. >> i th
that includes u.s. citizens. he told the committee that the obama administration only uses drone strikes when there are no other options. >> i think there is a misimpression on the part of american people who believe we take strikes to punish terrorists for past transgressions. nothing could be further from the truth. we only take such actions as a last resort to save lives when there's no other alternative to taking an action that's going to mitigate that threat. >> pro esters...
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route 424 at u.s. route 50. so far so good on the north side. delays on liberty road down to edmondson. this is 29 and traffic is moving just fine. 83 from york road, be extra careful. a possibility of sleet for the north into pennsylvania. >> mostly rain in our area. we could get some light amounts of snow overnight. boston, new york a foot to maybe three feet. we're on the north edge where most of the moisture is coming from. most is rain right now. >> two runners will not have anything to worry about if the elevators breakdown. 10 minutes, 12 seconds to get to the top for the winner. this is her fourth time winning the race. the vertical marathon. >> a kansas boy is 2 years old but has perfected his basketball game. this video has received more than 1 million hits. he went to work and perfected -- >> no way! >> he was on the "today" show. >> that is unbelievable. >> "give me about 12 years." >> 6:43. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the roads are wet. extra time is needed. eastbound 100 just past telegraph roa
route 424 at u.s. route 50. so far so good on the north side. delays on liberty road down to edmondson. this is 29 and traffic is moving just fine. 83 from york road, be extra careful. a possibility of sleet for the north into pennsylvania. >> mostly rain in our area. we could get some light amounts of snow overnight. boston, new york a foot to maybe three feet. we're on the north edge where most of the moisture is coming from. most is rain right now. >> two runners will not have...
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john reed taking a look at china's cyber attacks, the impact in the u.s., and the u.s. response. "washington journal" continues for this friday, february 27 -- 22nd. we're back in a moment. ♪ >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest winnows in the colonies. during the revolution, while in her mid-40s, she was considered an enemy by the british to threaten to take her hostage. later, she would become our nation's first firstly at age 57. meet martha washington monday night in the first program of c- span's weekly series "first lady's." will visit some of the places that influenced her life, including colonial was -- colonial williamsburg, valley forge, and philadelphia. the part of the conversation with your phone calls, tweets, and facebook posts, live monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> think it is pretty accurate that they do not play by the rules in most cases. i think they bend the rules to fit their circumstance. i think americans and westerners tend to be more legalistic. we want things on a contract. once we see things written down, that is the be all, and all,
john reed taking a look at china's cyber attacks, the impact in the u.s., and the u.s. response. "washington journal" continues for this friday, february 27 -- 22nd. we're back in a moment. ♪ >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest winnows in the colonies. during the revolution, while in her mid-40s, she was considered an enemy by the british to threaten to take her hostage. later, she would become our nation's first firstly at age 57. meet martha washington monday night...
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. >> reporter: carriers like u.s. airway pros active this morning. shifting people headed to the northeast to earlier flights. >> i would like to do that. >> reporter: passenger also seized the initiative, changing their eye titineraries to get a of the weather. >> i asked my assistant to fly me out at 6:30 to be sure to beat the storm. >> reporter: it all made for long lines at airports. lines reminiscent of the thanksgiving rush. >> i'm a little bit surprised just because things haven't even started yet. >> i came early for the line. >> reporter: so you pecked this? >> yes. >> reporter: at reagan national, more than 100 flights were canceled today. more than 3,000 have been canceled nationwide as airlines brace for what could be an historic snowstorm along the northeast seaboard. >> i had a 6:45 flight out of new york, laguardia, and it was canceled. they switched me to a 12:00 night. i'm like, thads ridiculous. you know it's not leaving p so i just canceled everything, hopped in the car and booked a flight down here. >> reporter: while some airlin
. >> reporter: carriers like u.s. airway pros active this morning. shifting people headed to the northeast to earlier flights. >> i would like to do that. >> reporter: passenger also seized the initiative, changing their eye titineraries to get a of the weather. >> i asked my assistant to fly me out at 6:30 to be sure to beat the storm. >> reporter: it all made for long lines at airports. lines reminiscent of the thanksgiving rush. >> i'm a little bit...
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american airlines and u.s. airways are reportedly close to a deal that could be announced next week. the result would take american's name and be the biggest u.s. airline. >>> the postal service plans to stop delivering regular mail on saturdays sometime in august. the agency lost $16 billion last yore. and this could save $2 billion. it was still deliver packages on saturdays and the post offices will be open. >>> many chain restaurants are delivering smaller portions. the trend is fed by consumer demand as well as an upcoming federal requirement for calorie counts. and while smaller portions aren't always cheaper to make they pay off for restaurants that do offer them. >>> reaction online was swift to monopoly's decision to drop the iron and replace wit a cat. one -- it with a cat. one fan complained the iron was his favorite piece. another said it's about time cats got some respect. that's america's money, i'm rob nelson.
american airlines and u.s. airways are reportedly close to a deal that could be announced next week. the result would take american's name and be the biggest u.s. airline. >>> the postal service plans to stop delivering regular mail on saturdays sometime in august. the agency lost $16 billion last yore. and this could save $2 billion. it was still deliver packages on saturdays and the post offices will be open. >>> many chain restaurants are delivering smaller portions. the...
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the u.s. are on the rise for the 11th year in a row. -- fatal drug overdoses in the u.s. are on the rise for the 11th year in a row. more than half involve prescription drugs, mainly painkillers. prescription drug deaths have outnumbered those from heroin and cocaine combine. also the number of people getting botox is on the rise. 8%. injections a rat are up more than 14 million received some kind of plastic surgery last year. six millions of those were botox treatments. after a lot of bad press and a steady suggests drinking diet beverages may have some health benefits. researchers asked 300 overweight or obese adults to substitute two sugary ridges. both groups lower their calorie intake. those who consumed more water eight more fruits and vegetables but those who win without -- with the diet drink ended up eating fewer deserts and that goes against a previous hypothesis that diet beverages could boost your preference for sweets. >> >> the gusty winds across the area of making it feel a lot
the u.s. are on the rise for the 11th year in a row. -- fatal drug overdoses in the u.s. are on the rise for the 11th year in a row. more than half involve prescription drugs, mainly painkillers. prescription drug deaths have outnumbered those from heroin and cocaine combine. also the number of people getting botox is on the rise. 8%. injections a rat are up more than 14 million received some kind of plastic surgery last year. six millions of those were botox treatments. after a lot of bad...
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press" that decisions to target suspected terrorists with drone strikes don't come lightly and that u.s. officials make sure they are focused on somebody who is a direct threat to the united states while trying to limit collateral damage. you can watch chuck todd's full interview with the defense secretary on line. that's at meetthepressnbc.com. >>> this morning the baltimore ravens are the super bowl champions after defeating the san francisco 49ers 34-31 in a game that went down to the wire but not without a hitch. nbc's jay gray reports on all the festivities from the big easy. >> reporter: after a week of preparations and parties -- ♪ [ cheers ] >> reporter: the action moved inside. ♪ >> reporter: a poignant start. ♪ spacious skies >> reporter: students from sandy hook elementary singing "america the beautiful," and then -- ♪ o say >> reporter: a powerful denition of the national anthem -- rendition of the national anthem by alicia keys followed by the game. baltimore took a commanding lead early, and at halftime -- ♪ >> reporter: beyonce commanded the stage. ♪ all the s
press" that decisions to target suspected terrorists with drone strikes don't come lightly and that u.s. officials make sure they are focused on somebody who is a direct threat to the united states while trying to limit collateral damage. you can watch chuck todd's full interview with the defense secretary on line. that's at meetthepressnbc.com. >>> this morning the baltimore ravens are the super bowl champions after defeating the san francisco 49ers 34-31 in a game that went down...
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as the u.s. tries to navigate between clean energy and economic growth, as well as energy dependence versus drilling, the president's upcoming decision is increasingly seen as a crucial test by all sides. >> thousands of people marched on the national mall in washington yesterday, braving a cold winter wind to take part in what organizers called the biggest climate rally in u.s. history. they called for president obama to reject the proposed keystone excel oil pipeline. >> the reason i came here today was because i feel like president obama... i feel like if we make a statement with our numbers and our passion that he'll get the message. >> woodruff: the keystone project is designed to move crude oil hundreds of thousands of barrels a day that would be extracted from the oil sands of northern alberta in western canada. the oil would be transported across several u.s. states to refinerees and ports in texas. the company behind the 1700-mile pipeline, trans-canada, has altered the route to largely
as the u.s. tries to navigate between clean energy and economic growth, as well as energy dependence versus drilling, the president's upcoming decision is increasingly seen as a crucial test by all sides. >> thousands of people marched on the national mall in washington yesterday, braving a cold winter wind to take part in what organizers called the biggest climate rally in u.s. history. they called for president obama to reject the proposed keystone excel oil pipeline. >> the...
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. >> yeah, 115 companies in the u.s. were hacked, including apple, as you point out, which rarely ever sort of announces it's been hacked, given macs are supposed to be hack-proof. but it is a huge, huge threat to our economy and our livelihoods. a senior defense official said, in the cold war we were focused around the command centers in moscow, it's fair to say we worry as much about the computer servers in shanghai. we have to leave it there. >> happy note. >> yeah, our macs are not safe. among other things. thank you to my panel today, howard, joy, maggie, and jared. that is all for "now." i'll see you back here tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 pacific. until then, you can find us at facebook.com/nowwithalex. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's why our auto policies come with accident forgiveness if you qualify, where your rates won't go up due to your first accident, a
. >> yeah, 115 companies in the u.s. were hacked, including apple, as you point out, which rarely ever sort of announces it's been hacked, given macs are supposed to be hack-proof. but it is a huge, huge threat to our economy and our livelihoods. a senior defense official said, in the cold war we were focused around the command centers in moscow, it's fair to say we worry as much about the computer servers in shanghai. we have to leave it there. >> happy note. >> yeah, our...
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the u.s. do in that space that hasn't already been done, and is this an opportunity for us to to engage china? >> well, it's a tough opportunity. north korea i think we have to keep a couple of things in mind. we obviously need to respond in some way. they can't be allowed to get away with this. they didn't kill anybody but nuclear tests are not acceptable in the modern world. the idea that i'm trying to think there is whether any additional sanctions that we try to impose on them should be temporary on the condition that they not test again. the idea being that you would like kim jung-un this new 30-year-old leader to get a chance to establish himself. maybe he needed to allow the nuclear test to please the hard linessers. maybe he felt inexperienced to quickly take on the hard liners. i'm not necessarily saying that he's a reformer but we want to allow that possibility down the road. a punishment that is firm but temporary may be the way to break out of this logjam, and china may go along wi
the u.s. do in that space that hasn't already been done, and is this an opportunity for us to to engage china? >> well, it's a tough opportunity. north korea i think we have to keep a couple of things in mind. we obviously need to respond in some way. they can't be allowed to get away with this. they didn't kill anybody but nuclear tests are not acceptable in the modern world. the idea that i'm trying to think there is whether any additional sanctions that we try to impose on them should...
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we also note there were some assets of the u.s. military that were brought to bare. leon panetta personally approved the use of special equipment that apparently could be used like, say, for detecting ieds overseas. it was allowed to be used here. there were soldiers here. soldiers only used to operate the equipment, not in any way to go in with law enforcement. >> how unusual is that, martin, that leon panetta of the defense department, that's the highest level of the american military system, would be volved in this? >> that's extremely usual, you're right, erin. there were also reports of unmanned surveillance, drones, that have been used. that hasn't been concerned. but it gives you a sense there was from the highest levels a very strong commitment and feeling of sympathy for the little boy and trying to get it rezauchbled in a way where he was safe and that's what happened. >> martin savidge, thank you very much. everyone i know has been talking about the little boy and what it was like for him down in the darkness in that bunker. i want to bring in a psychiatri
we also note there were some assets of the u.s. military that were brought to bare. leon panetta personally approved the use of special equipment that apparently could be used like, say, for detecting ieds overseas. it was allowed to be used here. there were soldiers here. soldiers only used to operate the equipment, not in any way to go in with law enforcement. >> how unusual is that, martin, that leon panetta of the defense department, that's the highest level of the american military...
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nearliful half of the people surveyed say the u.s. is weaker now than it was before president obama took office. just 24% say the nation is stronger. 27% say it's about the same. of course, this comes as lawmakers have just weeks to reach a deal to avoid the across the board spending cuts set to kick in on march the 1st. of course, nobody thinks washington can get anything done. why would they think washington could get anything done? when was the last time -- ed henry is live at the white house. the president today seemed ready to take republicans head on over these cuts. >> that's right, shep. he was very feisty. he was sort of back in campaign mode. he was slamming republicans, charging they are trying to slash local programs. he basically said he is going to be able to go out on the roads in the weeks ahead after the state of the union address and make the case to the american people that he wants fewer spending cuts and more tax increases to deal with this budget crisis. take a listen to the president. >> if that's an argument th
nearliful half of the people surveyed say the u.s. is weaker now than it was before president obama took office. just 24% say the nation is stronger. 27% say it's about the same. of course, this comes as lawmakers have just weeks to reach a deal to avoid the across the board spending cuts set to kick in on march the 1st. of course, nobody thinks washington can get anything done. why would they think washington could get anything done? when was the last time -- ed henry is live at the white...